conducting patrols and interaction with the population and that is where the war is going be won. geraldo: with shoe leather. craig has more on how we are phasing away from the air force kind of directed warfare to something much more personal and much more on the street. here is craig. one of the changing aspects of the war here in afghanistan under general stanley mcchrystal s new plan is to have more boots on the ground and less reliance on air support. i m with the air wing commander here at bagram airfield. how has your job changed? the job has just used the flexibility of military power to bring support to general mcchrystal and his directives. directives that have changed after a series of civilian casualties with errant air strikes.
don t have problems in the neighborhood. they have tremendous influence. part this of traveling ministry today, if you will the road show is to reach out to some of the elders he hasn t met and try to enlist their support and try to clean up the areas where we still do have the intimidation 48 days after we are clear. geraldo: major heath henderson is the battalion xo. how do you build trust with the people? counter insurgency is about security for the people and once we can establish conditions where they feel secure and can resume a normal pattern of life and go about their lives. geraldo: how do you tell the good guys from the bad, colonel? it takes time. this is about building relationships. counter insurgency is about security for the people and it is about trust. when they trust us enough to really, really invest in the security force hire to include the coalition forces and the afghan forces then they will talk to us and trust us and
their religion but more spiritual and just a specific religion, is the marine corps almost a religion in a sense? in some ways they have their own code of ethics and things that they believe and really stand for and in that sense they could be considered that. geraldo: and there is a tremendous spirit i see here. is it reenforced on an easter sunday? i really believe it is. geraldo: and colonel, how do you keep them jazzed, and say the world is paying attention and cares about you? well, you provide them opportunities like this to make sure that their stories are getting out and that america understands the sacrifice they make by being here and being away from their families and quite frankly you talk about something that you to outside of here on a day to day basis? geraldo: sports. politics. ask them about their families, how they are doing and how does their family feel
now, back to geraldo at large. for all your headlines gorgeous to fox news.com. geraldo: welcome back live to forward operating base marjah. in a couple of minutes i will show you how the new vehicles have been protecting marines lives. before the break i told you i was going to tell you what the troopers did with, what these marines did on easter sunday. here is the battalion chaplain. he is captain terry buehle. how was easter sunday for the marines? they say there are no agen no s in foc holes or trenches. is that true? it was a normal day for them. they got to eat a good male, had some steak and had an easter service for them. it was a two hour line but well worth it at the end. a lot better than the mree. in terms of their faith and
healthcare bill. the irs. don t put me in a bad mood on easter sunday. i can t take th the news. more from geraldo with the troops in marjah and craig brings us the latest on reducing casualties in war-torn kandahar. a fantastic job